In Haiti, over 700 thousand people are now displaced from their homes, more than half of whom are children, due to the increasing gang violence, mainly in the capital. According to the United Nations, the Caribbean country has been plunged into anarchy, with gangs taking over the capital, Port-au-Prince, and the security and health systems collapsing.
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00:00In Haiti, over 700,000 people are now displaced from their homes, more than half of whom are
00:06children due to the increase in gun violence, mainly in the capital.
00:10According to the United Nations, the Caribbean country has been plunged into anarchy with
00:14violence taking over the capital, Port-au-Prince, and the security and health systems collapsing.
00:20The International Organization for Migration reported that by early September, the number
00:26of internally displaced people since June has increased by 22%, and about 75% of them
00:33are now sheltered in the country's provinces.
00:36In addition, the agency called for greater international attention on the crisis to restore
00:41stability and security across the country and provide humanitarian aid to those affected.
00:53There are all kinds of policies, except a housing policy.
00:57It's the biggest problem after everything we've been through here.
01:01And the worst thing is that some people refuse to rent out their houses to us.
01:09This is hell.
01:11This is it.
01:12I live it here.
01:14Growing up, I used to hear that hell and heaven exist.
01:18Well, I'm living hell in Haiti today.